Indivisibles,

It’s been exactly one year since the House passed H.R.1, the For the People Act -- a sweeping bill to expand voting access, get big money out of politics, and tackle corruption in government. And since then, it’s been languishing on Mitch McConnell’s desk.

Riding 2018’s historically diverse Blue Wave, the House passed this bill because we desperately need a more responsive and inclusive democracy. But that’s the opposite of what Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate want, because they know a healthier democracy will kick them right out of power.

So, like hundreds of other pieces of progressive legislation, H.R.1 is still sitting in the Senate’s legislative graveyard -- it hasn’t even gone up for a vote.

If Senate Republicans won’t pass democracy reforms and give power back to the people, we need to get them out. That’s exactly what the Payback Project is about -- beating 10 of the worst GOP senators and electing true progressive champions in their place. It’s a grassroots-funded effort, and we need your help: chip in $10 to take back the Senate and support all our work this year.

So what are Republicans so afraid of that they won’t even bring this up for a vote? H.R.1 is a robust package that focuses on three essential reforms:

• Voter empowerment and access. The bill includes measures like automatic voter registration, same-day registration, restoring the Voting Rights Act, protecting against improper purging of voter rolls, requiring states to upgrade and secure their election systems, restoring voting rights to those with past criminal convictions, providing adequate early voting opportunities, and preventing partisan gerrymandering through independent redistricting commissions. H.R.1 helps ensure that everyone is included and represented in our democracy and has unimpeded opportunities to participate.
  
  
• Money in politics. A constitutional amendment is needed to overturn the chaos that Citizens United and related decisions unleashed into our campaign finance system. H.R.1 starts that process immediately. It also stems the tide of big money in our politics by amplifying small-dollar donations through public financing, encouraging small-dollar donations through tax incentives, eliminating “dark money” by requiring disclosure of all political spending (including online ads), cutting off cooperation between candidates and super PACs, and empowering the Federal Election Commission to truly enforce campaign finance law.
  
  
• Ethics and corruption. Trump and his cronies regularly engage in self-dealing, corruption, and conflicts of interest, without a single rebuke from the Republican-controlled Congress. H.R.1 cracks down by making sure that ethics rules apply to all government officials -- including Trump. This means demanding disclosure of and divestment from his financial interests that pose conflicts of interest, and then the rest of the executive branch locking the “revolving door” of lobbyists and government officials, prohibiting bribery, and demanding full disclosure of information revealing potential and actual conflicts of interest.

If you think about it, it’s not too surprising -- of course GOP senators who won because of voter disenfranchisement and dark money don’t want this bill to pass. Of course the party that held a sham “trial” to cover up Trump’s crimes doesn’t want to improve ethics and stop corruption in politics.

If you want to stop the GOP’s antics and push forward real reforms that will help everyone, not just millionaires and billionaires, the best thing you can do right now is get the Republicans out of office. Payback Project is Indivisible’s plan to do just that. We’re running ads, contacting hundreds of thousands of voters, and much more, and we can’t do any of it without support from you. Chip in $10 today to take back the Senate, stop the GOP, and support all of Indivisible Action’s critical work.

The 10 senators we’re targeting with the Payback Project aren’t serious about representing their constituents. All they care about is hoarding power, enabling Trump, and destroying democratic norms. That’s why their party opposes reforms like H.R.1.

Mitch McConnell called the For the People Act a “partisan power grab” and vowed never to bring it up for a vote. John Cornyn called Senate Republicans a “firewall” against the hundreds of progressive bills passed by the House. And all 10 of these senators have worked again and again to protect their president and block the progress that Americans are demanding.

We are the grassroots movement that’s going to send them packing. We have the strategy, we have the tactics, and most importantly, we have the people. But we also need the funding to make it all possible. That’s why we’re asking today: please, make a $10 donation to fund the Payback Project, take back the Senate, and support all Indivisible’s work this year.

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The freshman Democrats in the House have been doing what we elected them to do -- working to expand and protect our rights. With your help, we can make this the year when we take back the Senate to keep all that work moving. Thanks for being here.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team